A litoteca como estratégia didática para o ensino de geociências em uma escola municipal de tempo integral de Fortaleza - CE

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of Geosciences such as Geology and Palaeontology in basic education and the methodologies used by teachers to develop their teaching activities on these subjects. However, due to the difficulties of providing field lessons and the lack of resources, lessons involving the geosciences become extremely abstract, with their content covered almost exclusively in textbooks and in the classroom. In view of the above, we present here reports of successful experiences with the aim of transforming this reality in the context of a municipal school in the Metropolitan Region of Fortaleza, through the organization of a Lithoteca and the preparation of a Geoscience Primer to make better use of the materials, as well as helping and diversifying teachers' activities. This work is justified by the importance of approaching themes related to Geosciences in basic education. This is a qualitative, exploratory study, using elements of participant research. The research subjects are 6th to 9th grade science, geography and history teachers from the Fortaleza municipal school system. Two questionnaires were used as data collection instruments. Based on the analysis of the data, among the results obtained, the following stand out: good acceptance of the Educational Product by the teachers involved in the research, as well as a positive evaluation of the materials in the Lithoteca collection, which together will provide activities that make it possible to integrate this knowledge and arouse the curiosity and interest of the students. In this way, this research sought to fill a gap in Geoscience teaching methodology by creating a permanent collection of materials and a Geoscience Primer for the use of new teaching strategies, enabling teachers to make lessons more enjoyable, attractive and meaningful.